INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - AUGUST 12: Kamui Kobayashi, driver of the #67 Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 12, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) | Getty Images
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - AUGUST 12: Kamui Kobayashi, driver of the #67 Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 12, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Kamui Kobayashi to make second start for 23XI Racing at Circuit of the Americas UPDATE

UPDATE: 23XI Racing says Kobayashi will run the No. 50 next weekend. Furthermore, the team will run the No. 50 two more times this season with different drivers in celebration of Mobil 1’s 50th anniversary.

The car will still be a 23XI car, just with a different number.

ORIGINAL POST 3-13-2024: 23XI Racing announced Wednesday that Kamui Kobayashi will return to the NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas on March 24.

He made his Cup debut last year at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finishing 33rd.